Best Chocolate Cherry Almond Butter Cookies Recipes

OH-SO-CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES

Oh-So-Chocolate Cherry Cookies image

I live in cherry country, northern Michigan, and we like everything with cherries. Add chocolate; what could be better?

Provided by Louise

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes Double Chocolate

Time 25m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 ½ cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups dried cherries
1 cup dark chocolate chips
½ cup chocolate chunks (such as Nestle®)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat eggs into butter mixture one at a time; add vanilla extract and almond extract and mix until smooth.
Whisk flour, cocoa powder, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Stir 1/3 the flour mixture into butter mixture. Repeat with remaining flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Fold cherries, chocolate chips, and chocolate chunks into dough. Drop cookie dough by the spoonful 2-inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 30.7 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 164.4 mg, Sugar 18.7 g

CHERRY-ALMOND COOKIES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Cherry-Almond Cookies with White Chocolate Chips image

Sweet and tart chewy cherry-almond cookies that everyone loves. Store in tightly covered container.

Provided by Jill from Michigan

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (10 ounce) bag white chocolate chips
1 ½ cups dried tart cherries
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly mixed.
Combine flour and baking soda in a separate bowl; gradually add to the butter mixture, mixing until incorporated. Stir in white chocolate chips, cherries, and almonds. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.2 g, Cholesterol 14.6 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 50.9 mg, Sugar 7.9 g